I’d assume that most of our readers have some very basic understanding of how the music industry works, am I right? At least enough to understand that the usual story goes: Work crazy hard till your hair falls out (ladies included) and maybe then one day you might get somewhere. Well thankfully I’m not actually that bitter, it’s hard get that way when you see  dope artists getting theirs which brings me to the whole point of the post, Scatterblog favorites the Mad Kids.

We first started receiving their tracks through our inbox a while back and since then they’ve continued to step up their game massively with every promo. Now they’ve really making waves, attracting the attention on industry heavyweights such as Mowgli and Sinden so if you’ve been sleeping then it’s really time to get your learn on. They have a new ep out on It_Tizz records titled Trans-Euro Express and it’s a damn fine representation of their sound. We’re not giving you the tracks though, go to the store (buy) and give them a little bit of support. (before you sigh with frustration remember how expensive it was when you had to buy 12’s?). What we can give you here though is something else from their back catalog, a dope little tropical house number named Mumboi. Enjoy that 808 cowbell!

Mad Kids – Mumboi

Image by Iaian MacArthur

The EP is soooo ready to drop, we’re just waiting on the distro turnaround. (For the full blurb and tracklist click here, or on the image at the side of the blog). There’s definitely a level of excitement that has been floating around the Scatterblog camp surrounding this release. Every remix and original has really surprised and amazed us, and we feel like we’ve really raised the bar another step higher. From DirtyBeats’ percussive, enormous House tunes to the French Fries Minimal journey, the hype as fuck Tom Piper mix, the Tropical party vibes of Swick’s remix or the Ghetto Hip Hop bang that is Slap & Dash’s remix.

Before all that happens tho, check some tunes they’ve made recently…

The first tune is their remix of Crimen’s “Bass & Diamonds” featuring Fresh Girls which is a more on a sorta 80s Miami Bass remixed 2010 kinda tip than their usual style. However the sound is still all there – the big bass, the blips the percussion, the dirty beats…

Crimen – Bass & Diamonds Ft. Fresh Girls (DirtyBeats Remix)

The other tune is a lil bit older, their remix of Kohlbecker & Eilmes’ “Tabasco”, which samples the Godfather theme and has been flipped to house you.

Kohlbecker & Eilmes – Tabasco (DirtyBeats Remix)

So i’ve had heaps of people ask me about my set that i played at Scatterfest on January 30th at The Espy so i decided to record it and put it up for download. I was going to record the whole 45 minutes but i though a nice little half hour mix would be better so here it is.

Mat Cant – 30 minutes from Scatterfest (mediafire)

Tracklist

1. Sound Of Stereo – Zipper (LA Riots Remix)
2. Chuckie & Afrojack feat Shermanology – Freeriders (Original Mix)
3. Afrojack & The Partysquad – Check Die Beat (Original Mix)
4. Switch – Grace (Laidback Luke Edit)
5. Computer Juice – Juice (Tai & D.I.M Remix)
6. Zombie Nation – Seas Of Grease (Harvard Bass Remix)
7. French Fries – Predador (BeatauCue Remix)
8. Major Lazer – Keep It Going Louder (Savage Skulls Remix)
9. Wiley feat Emeli Sande – Never Be Your Woman (Solo Loves Garage Remix)
10. Crazy Cousinz feat MC Versitile – Funky Anthem
11. The Count & Sinden – Mega (Mat Cant Touch Edit)
12. Drop The Lime – Doomsday Device (Original Mix)
13. Sharooz – Saccharin (SonicC Remix)
14. Toadally Krossed Out – Yakity Yak (Original Mix)
15. Savage Skulls feat Timbuktu – Bumps
16. Gella feat Spyda – Twinkle (Baobinga & I.D Remix)
17. Suncycle feat Mavado – No More (Redlight & Toddla T Remix)
18. Zinc feat Ms Dynamite – Wile Out (Original Mix)
19. Partysquad – Murderer (Original Mix)

**BONUS**

Here is the edit of Mega that i used in this mix plus another edit i did of a Partysquad track that i also played at Scatterfest

The Count & Sinden – Mega (Mat Cant Touch Edit) (mediafire)

The Partysquad – Rage (Mat Cant Enemies Edit) (mediafire)

Anyone that knows me will know that i have been completely taken by the UK club sounds at the moment, especially the funky bashment movement. London DJ/production duo Warrior One have been pushing the funky bashment sound recently and have a really solid debut EP that’s coming out soon. The EP includes the carnival hype ‘King Riddim‘ feat the amazing Lady Chann, i play this tune every chance i get and it never disappoints, will be a big tune in 2010. Next is the Ninjaman sampling “Bad Like Jimmy Cliff“, a ode to Jamaican ska legend that really gets the bass bins moving. The rest of the EP starts to cater for the late night heads showing they can rave with “The Machine” and “Turn The Music Up“, both getting huge support from Annie Mac.

Here’s the big tune “Bad Like Jimmy Cliff” and the  amazing video they made for it that samples the movie “The Harder They Come“, enjoy!

Warrior One – Bad Like Jimmy Cliff (zshare) (alt link)

In case you don’t know already, Scattermusic will be presenting the one and only Douster this Saturday (here) and well, we’re super exited. If I had a coin for every time someone sung praises for Douster on this blog then I’d be a rich MF so I’ll resist going there for now, just know that this party will be off the hook! While we all gear up for this one i’ll be doing a live tropical themed mix on Kiss Fm from 1-2pm tomorrow (Australian eastern standard time). Expect a hefty chunk from Douster’s back cataloge as well as a handful of random, soon to be released tracks from our own Scattermusic label. follow the link below to the station website where you can listen online.

Kiss Fm Melbourne

…and while we’re embracing the spirit of tropical club music lets cop the  coconut tree riddim. I love this stuff.

Coconut Tree – Version (ysi)

I’ve never done this before but hey, 2010 just seems to be kickin’ off in mad fashion so I feel the need. Here is the official Lewis CanCut January chart presented in a top 5, Hi Fidelity style. Maybe the reason I’m so exited is that it’s local tracks that seem to be killin’ it best right now. Makes sense, who better to produce for a Melbourne dance floor besides a Melbourne dj right? Anyway making it brief, the Slap n Dash drum dub of Ja’ Maan! by Edu K is doing wonders for me right now. It’s as if they’ve bottled up a little bit of the insane energy from their show and given it over for others to use. Also, recent Scattermusic addition Swick has created a monster with his remix for the upcoming Dirty Beats release, believe me it’ll be big. Whenever I play it people come to the decks asking “what kind of music is this”.

Anyhow here it is, a January chart in strict order.

1 – Dirty Beats – Alone In The Jungle (Swick remix)

2 – Edu K – Ja, Maan! (Slap n Dash drum dub)

3 – Dj Mouse – Amantes Del La Waracha

4 – Edu K – Jumpin’ n Pumpin (Wildlife remix)

5 – Lewis CanCut – Get Low (Spin Laden remix)

Of course I have to give a little something away so here’s the link for the Dj Mouse track. Take a good listen, this sound will be huge this year.

Dj Mouse – Amantes Del La Waracha (ysi)

WOW If you wanna get people excited about buying a physical product, THIS is the way to do it! Its called the Stimulus Package and is completely produced by veteran G-Unit producer Jake One and Freeway featuring the likes of Beanie Sigel, Raekwon, Bird Man plus a couple more . The packaging on this release is amazing, check both the vinyl and CD releases in these videos.

You can pre-ordered both the vinyl and the CD from the Fifth Element Online

Heres the track from the video too

Freeway and Jake One – Throw Your Hands Up (zshare) (alt link)

Shiiiit… (First up Douster)

And shiiiiit (check the tracklist).

Oh and we put some new tunes up on our myspace…

Shiiiit

There’ll actually be a post with some tunes in it in the next few days too (yup don’t worry we’re still a music blog)…

Oh and if you didn’t know, Michael Cusack dominates our artwork.

Well we just produced our own festival last week with the full help and support of the Espy. Now its time to rock someone elses. So chuffed about this one. Scatterblog Soundsytem has just been asked to headline the dj’s on the sat night at pretty much our favourite music festival in the country. For those of you not familiar Golden Planes is the little bro to Meredith Music Fest. Both share the same venue and orginisational team, and both are always at the forefront of music culture. I did the same set in ‘07 for MMF and had pretty much the time of my life cant wait to share the stage this time with my boys. Im not sure what the deal is with tix for this one but it sells out every year to the point where u need to get on a ballot the year before. Check this years line-up here.

We will be rocking a crazy show with all 5 of the Scatterblog acts (Slap & Dash, Scattermish, Mu-Gen, Mat Cant & Lewis Cancut) playing together for 3 hrs. We have many a surprise up our sleeves including props, dancers, sets and all sorts of bat shit crazy stuff………….. Can u say EPIC!!!!!

I was going through some pics on my computer today and found the stage plot we sent through to the festival. Its piss funny, it looks like my 8yo niece drew it or som’n, spelling mistakes and all, but you can blame me for that one. As you can see we will be pumping some heavy duty sonic sound with all that gear on the night.

Just thought I would share the pic along with a cheeky edit of the new Hollertronix Party Squad “Pull Up” (buy here) I did a few months back. Not much done to the original except some more hype added and a few cut ups in the second drop. Plus I also attached the Shaun D “Mad Drums” joint on the tail of it for shows, you know, so i can bump straight into another blend.. It was made in like an hour so no hating on the lameness aight!

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PARTYSQUAD / Pull Up (Mu-Gen Edit)

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The other two international guests to be featured tomorrow at Scatterfest are NASA and Mowgli – 1 has featured at an Scatterblog party earlier in the year, and the other has been a Scatterblog favourite since close to when we started out.

NASA’s debut album “The Spirit Of Apollo” got all kindsa heads turning (i think they were also most talked about act of 2009 on hypem?), featuring a whole range of big name vocalists. Their live show is filled with cut up and remashed music and visuals, some space costumes and accessories and a whole lotta hype – producing a huge individualistic and exciting show.

Mowgli on the other hand has been some1 who’s music Scatterblog has been in love with since way back when. His style has been ever evolving and he now really leads the market with his label Deadfish and their midget house sound.

Both of their shows will be explosive for totally different reasons. TONITE YO!

So there’s a last minute double double ticket giveaway! So i’ll make em easy.
For one double pass, just answer what Mowgli’s alias is.
For another, name 6 people that featured on NASA’s Spirit Of Apollo album.
Only one double pass per person.
Send answers to scatterfest@gmail.com
First in best dressed…

As for the tunes, check this super dutch remix of NASA’s Whatchadoin by Alvaro…

NASA Feat. MIA, Santogold, Spank Rock, Nick Zinner – Whatchadoin (Alvaro Remix)

As you should all know by now Scatterfest isn’t too far away so expect a lot of posts highlighting some of the artists that appear on the line up. After Lewis great post on Shit Robot, I’ve put together a bit of background information on James Amato.

James Amato is one of the most widely recognised names in the electronic music scene, and also one of the busiest. Not just a DJ, James divides his time promoting club nights and since 2007, has been running his fidget/electro/tech-house record label ‘Potty Mouth Records’ which is one of the hottest labels in the music scene today.

1990 saw James launch his music career in Milwaukee and as he worked his way through the local and Midwest rave scene, his profile grew. In 2004 James became Milwaukee’s Mantra Lounge’s co-owner/director of music and bookings – which opened the doors for him to launch the successful club night ‘Kamasutra’. The night continued to grow during the 3-years stint, giving the club national attention with publications in URB magazine and a front-page cover story in ‘Nightclub/Bar Magazine.’

Basing himself in Chicago in 2006, James became the new director of Music and Bookings for ‘Smart Bar’, a venue with 25 years of showcasing electronic talent under its belt. Juggling the roles of both promoter and booker, he was responsible of bringing Chicago some of the hottest acts in the electronic music scene to date. These included Switch, Alan Braxe, Digitalism, Crookers, Erol Alkan and Claude Vonstroke .

In 2007, James received critical fanfare in Chicago when he was named part of New City Magazine’s “45 Most Influential People That Rock Chicago.” In addition to this he was named one of the next “10 Exciting Up-And-Comers” in the electronic music world in 2008.

James’ rising profile in the underground electronic scene led to the creation of two successful digital/vinyl labels including the well-known Potty Mouth Music which has now established itself as a label which has supported the electro, house, techno and crunk genres. The label has released over 30 EP’s and has showcased big-name talent including: Santiago & Bushido, Crookers, HiJack and the Mightyfools.

In October 2009 James relocated to Los Angeles where he continues to balance his career as a promoter, label-owner, DJ and producer.

As an extra here is a link to a current phone interview James did on potty mouth music
JAMES AMATO INTERVIEW

I can’t write this post without some music so here is James’s Latest Mixtape featuring a lot of Potty Mouth Releases. This will give you a great idea of what you will witness in a James Amato DJ Set.

James Amato – Left Coast Bass (Mediafire)

Find the Complete Tracklist in the Comments Section

****SCATTERFEST TICKET GIVEAWAY****

The first person that can tell me the name of the track James Amato & Nate Bowen released on Large Music in 2008 wins a FREE double pass to Scatterfest!

Email all answers to scatterfest@gmail.com and the winner will be notified by email

Shit Robot is like one of those ever elusive characters in dance music but maybe thats just due to a lack of online content, hard to tell sometimes you know. The history I remember hearing is that Marcus Lambkin (SR) originally worked in punk circles until James Murphy lent him a bunch of old drum machines and let him figure it out. While that’s probably fiction, it would explain the raw dancefloor sound sounds he’s become associated with over the years (rockers make notoriously great dj’s such as Edu-K and Dave Nada). It’d probably be more accurate for me to just say Marcus met James while running club nights in New York and well, the rest is DFA history. ‘Wrong Galaxy‘, his first record going back a few years, blew minds with it’s mix of rough drums and loud arpeggiated synths but it was this remix of Kaos‘s Panopeeps that first put him on my radar (buy). If I had a nightclub based on a disused space station drifting through distant galaxies that’d be my soundtrack. Here’s a little something else he sent through for us to anticipation up his upcoming Scatterfest appearance. It’s his burning remix of ‘No Time’ by Juan Maclean, get it while it’s hot.

Juan Maclean – No Time (Shit Robot remix) (ysi)

Shit Robot and others play at Scatterfest with full Scatterblog support, Saturday 30th of January here in Melbourne at the Esplanade Hotel. Tickets are just 20+bf and are available Espy online, from the Espy Bottle shop, Polyester Records, Missing Link and Northside Records.

Just before the end of the year I put this mix together as a farewell to 2009, before the thing got posted though I ended up disapearing into the tropical depths of Australia’s north-east for a much needed break (This photo is actually taken about 5 minutes away from where I was staying by dj Ms Butt). Anyway though about the mix, I guess it was a summery of the sound I have DJing over the last few months, perhaps with a slight nod of where things might go in 2010. Everyone seems to once again be getting a little too comfortable, maybe meaning the whole scene is going to soon flip again.

Lewis CanCut – Summer Mix 2010.

• 1   -  Basti Crub – El Latino.
• 2   -  Mike Dunn – Magic Feet.
• 3   -  Dj Malvado – Puto Mekie.
• 4   -  Pharoah Zap – Loony Party Wine.
• 5   -  Edu K – Jumpin n Pumpin (Wildlife remix).
• 6   -  Nick & Danny Chatelain – Katrinyla (Buff Buff remix).
• 7   -  Dj Manuel Palafox – Canto Africano.
• 8   -  Dj Mouse – La kuinna.
• 9   -  Eric Rincon – Dime lo qe Bailas (Tribal Monterrey).
• 10 -  Dj Mouse – Cyrus.
• 11 -  Sonora – Del Oro.
• 12 -  Gregor Salto vs Seductive – Underground Mexer.
• 13 -  Bounty Killer – Stand Firm (Mat Cant took the night edit).
• 14 -  Party Squad – Pull Up.
• 15 -  Ronny Santana – En La Nagla (on the ass) feat Jordy.
• 16 -  Dj Znobia – Patchy Luanda.
• 17 -  Mat Cant & Scattermish – Hornbo (Lewis CanCut remix).
• 18 -  Daniel Haaksman – Kid Conga.
• 19 -  Lazy Jay vs Bonde Do Role – Gasoline Tomahawk.

These bits of heat from Club Cheval, hailing outta France are a couple of months old, but so dope that they really can’t just sit on my computer (and be thrashed in my sets) and not be posted.
There’s definitely something good going on with Cheval, because their core artists Canblaster, Myd, Bison and Sam Tiba are producing some fine bits of heat. Their tunes have the rawness of some ghetto arse hip hop, a whole lotta energy that’s often featured in French music, plenty of that new worldly club vibe, and hype, chopped and looped hip hop vocals all over the place.

Tune one is fucken raw, live and hectic. Sam Tiba went to town with a real mosh-pit bassline, badman vox and bouncey drums. The tune is real heavy, but still real fucken fun and not over the top. More Tiba riddims soon!

Sam Tiba – Barbie Weed
* Track removed, to be released on that dope label Top Billin Records.

Tune two has become a feature in our new Slap & Dash set cause it’s totally hype and has just enuf space to fit over everything. Mixing this track with any other number = instant party. Canblaster (part of What Planet Is This?) teamed up with relative newcomer Berou for this jem, and from what i hear there’ll be a few more bits of greatness coming from them real soon!

Berou and Canblaster – Kapongo Dance
*Bonus:
King Cannibal – Virgo (Canblaster Dub remix)

Tune three is a remix of Myd (part of Sexual Earthquake In Kobe) from Scatterblog-best-buds Femme En Fourrure. The remix is deep and dirty and totally Fourrure. Myd had the original featured on that Saga Africa EP (with Douster’s awesome “King of Africa”). Grab the whole remix pack over at Juno and look out for a lot more Myd heat coming out real soon!

Myd – Train to Bamako (Femme en Fourrure Remix)

Be sure to keep an eye on this crew, and for now and future buy Club Cheval stuff over at Juno Download.